How one of India's most successful female politicians is losing her party
Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
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Notable Quotes
""What has happened is quite unprecedented.""
— Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya , Academic
""Mamata's brand value and governmental resources.""
— Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya , Academic
"Why should I step down? We have not lost."
— Mamata Banerjee , Politician
"The election commission had become 'slaves' to the Modi government."
— Sanjay Raut , Politician
"I have never seen around 60 MLAs leave in such a short span of time."
— Sukhendu Sekhar Roy , Politician
"Nobody listens to Didi."
— Shankar Sikdar , Politician
"Who stays and who leaves TMC is no longer in Mamata Banerjee's control, because nobody listens to her."
— Shankar Sikdar , Politician
"The TMC is in shambles. The original TMC party is out of Mamata Banerjee's hands."
— Agnimitra Paul , Politician
"His party is not with him, who will stay with them?"
— Dilip Ghosh , Politician
"We have claimed that the legislative party belongs to these MLAs."
— Ritabrata Banerjee , Politician
"I returned from the Hajj pilgrimage just two days ago. Upon my return, I decided that this party brings nothing but disrepute; the majority of its members are involved in unsavoury activities--scandals keep surfacing, and more will likely emerge."
— Ajmal Siddiqui , Politician
"The party is collapsing today solely because of one man: Abhishek Banerjee. His dictatorial attitude and the oppression we faced--false cases filed against us 12 or 13 years ago, demands for money--were unbearable."
— Ajmal Siddiqui , Politician
Key People
Abhishek Banerjee is a member of the Trinamool Congress party and the nephew of Mamata Banerjee.
Agnimitra Paul is a West Bengal Minister and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ajmal Siddiqui is the state minority cell secretary of the Trinamool Congress party.
Amit Shah is the Home Minister of India and a key leader in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Derek O’Brien is a Rajya Sabha MP and a key member of Trinamool Congress.
Dilip Ghosh is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal.
Dola Sen is a Rajya Sabha MP and a member of Trinamool Congress.
Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya is a political scientist who commented on the current political situation of the TMC.
Firhad Hakim is a notable figure in Trinamool Congress and a former Kolkata Mayor.
M A Baby is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a political leader in India.
Mala Roy is a politician and has been appointed president of the women's wing of Trinamool Congress.
Mamata Banerjee is the founder of the Trinamool Congress party and a prominent Indian politician.
Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India.
Raitabrata Banerjee is an MLA leading the rebel faction of TMC legislators.
Ritabrata Banerjee is a former MLA of the Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal.
Sanjay Raut is the parliamentary chair of Shiv Sena (UBT), an opposition party in India.
Sayoni Ghosh is an actor-turned-MP and president of the Trinamool Youth Congress.
Shankar Sikdar is a BJP MLA commenting on Mamata Banerjee's political situation.
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy is a Rajya Sabha MP and a member of Trinamool Congress.
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Mamata Banerjee's once-dominant Trinamool Congress party is unravelling, weeks after losing power in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee, India's most powerful female politician, refuses to resign after losing elections to Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, alleging the election was rigged.
Facing internal rebellions, Mamata Banerjee announces a major organizational reshuffle in the Trinamool Congress, bringing in loyalists and veteran members to stabilize the party.
After the electoral defeat, Trinamool Congress faces internal turmoil with MLAs distancing themselves from Mamata Banerjee, citing public anger and safety concerns.
BJP MLA Shankar Sikdar claims that Mamata Banerjee is losing control over the Trinamool Congress, with party members acting independently and ignoring directives.
An in-depth analysis of how Mamata Banerjee's 15-year dominance in West Bengal politics unraveled in just over a month, highlighting internal rebellions and resignations within the Trinamool Congress.
BJP MLA Shankar Sikdar claimed that the Trinamool Congress is 'collapsing' and that Mamata Banerjee is losing control over the party, with members acting independently and ignoring directives.
Ajmal Siddiqui, leader of TMC's minority cell, resigned, citing internal issues and blaming Abhishek Banerjee's 'dictatorial' leadership style for the party's crisis.
Following a significant electoral defeat, the Trinamool Congress is facing internal rebellion, with members seeking separate recognition and senior leaders resigning from the party and Rajya Sabha.
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